Historical record — not a forecast
Port Lavaca
Port Lavaca, TX has had 32 storms pass within 75 km since 1851, the strongest being an unnamed storm (1886, Category 4 Hurricane).
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Port Lavaca
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The historical record
Storm history
32 tropical storms and hurricanes have passed within 75 km of Port Lavaca since 1851, based on NOAA’s HURDAT2 best-track data (1851-2025). Atlantic storm counts before the mid-20th century undercount storms that stayed at sea; aircraft reconnaissance began in the 1940s and systematic satellite coverage in 1966. Storms that struck populated coastline are the most reliably recorded part of the record.
By storm category
- Tropical Depression
- 5
- Tropical Storm
- 13
- Category 1 Hurricane
- 7
- Category 2 Hurricane
- 2
- Category 3 Hurricane
- 2
- Category 4 Hurricane
- 3
By decade
- 1850s
- 1
- 1860s
- 2
- 1870s
- 2
- 1880s
- 4
- 1900s
- 1
- 1920s
- 2
- 1930s
- 2
- 1940s
- 2
- 1960s
- 4
- 1970s
- 2
- 1980s
- 2
- 1990s
- 1
- 2000s
- 3
- 2010s
- 2
- 2020s
- 2
Strongest & most recent
- Strongest on record
- an unnamed storm (1886, Category 4 Hurricane, 130 kt) passed within 60.0 km in 1886
- Most recent
- Beryl (2024, Category 1 Hurricane, 80 kt) passed within 61.4 km in 2024
- Coordinates
- 28.61797, -96.62829
- Basin
- atlantic
Notable storms on record
- Unnamed storm (1886) — Category 4 Hurricane, 130 kt, passed within 60.0 km on 1886-08-20
- Carla (1961) — Category 4 Hurricane, 125 kt, passed within 11.5 km on 1961-09-12
- Harvey (2017) — Category 4 Hurricane, 115 kt, passed within 12.7 km on 2017-08-28
- Unnamed storm (1945) — Category 3 Hurricane, 100 kt, passed within 32.1 km on 1945-08-27
- Unnamed storm (1942) — Category 3 Hurricane, 100 kt, passed within 35.5 km on 1942-08-30
- Unnamed storm (1869) — Category 2 Hurricane, 90 kt, passed within 57.7 km on 1869-08-17
- Unnamed storm (1866) — Category 2 Hurricane, 90 kt, passed within 18.1 km on 1866-07-15
- Beryl (2024) — Category 1 Hurricane, 80 kt, passed within 61.4 km on 2024-07-08
Historical return intervals
These are plain historical averages — years of record divided by how many times a storm of that strength has passed within 75 km. They are not a probability or a forecast of a future storm; they describe how often storms of each strength have occurred in the past.
- Tropical storm strength or greater
- on average every 6.5 years, historically
- Hurricane strength
- on average every 12.5 years, historically
- Major hurricane (Cat 3+)
- on average every 35.0 years, historically
How many hurricanes and storms have hit near Port Lavaca?
Since 1851, 32 tropical storms and hurricanes have passed within 75 km of Port Lavaca, TX, based on NOAA HURDAT2 best-track data.
What was the strongest storm to affect Port Lavaca?
an unnamed storm (1886, Category 4 Hurricane, 130 kt) passed within 60.0 km in 1886, reaching Category 4 Hurricane strength.
Is this a hurricane forecast for Port Lavaca?
No. This page presents only historical, already-occurred storm data. It contains no forecast, prediction, or safety or evacuation guidance. Return-interval figures above are historical averages, not a probability of a future storm. See our methodology.
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